New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
FOUNDERIyG IN MID-OCEAN.
THE TRAMP STEAMER EGYPT LOST.

HER OFFICERS AND CREW BROUGHT HERE on THE
BARK HANNAH BLANCuARD-ALL THEIR EFFECTS
GONE.
The bark Hannah Blanchard, OF Windsor, n. S.,
CAPTAIN Atkins arri, ed at this port yesterday thirty
one da a out from Amsterdam Her cargo consisted
Of iron ON barrels but she also brought the captain
and the crew OF twenty nine men who on February ~
sailed from New-York for Lisbon on the steamer
Egypt. The Egypt had foundered at sea.
The lost steamer WINS not the well-known vessel OF
the same name belonging to the National Line. she
was an ocean tramp" OF 1,001 tons burden. Her
briing mort was New Castle England, and she was
owned by II. Bucknall & Sons. When she sailed from
New-York last month. she carried cargo OF U2,oyV
bushels of wheat, valued at 900 captain W rgu
gives the following account OF the abadonmeh' a"u
!. On Friday, the third day out from New York, we
struck heavy gale nOon the ship scudding Delore
It. Ii increased In violence throughout the day, anu
toward evening heavy struck the Egypt, break
ing the crutch OF the fvreboom ana dong o,ner ui
age Then the ships head was brought 10 me ~i .h
mud we steamed slowly toward the northwest IN the
teeth OF the storm. At little after o'clock In rhe
evening a tremendous sea broke over tne o0Ws. no
water poured into the tore hatch ana eo or to re5ar
the damage rs well possible sails were nailed oNc
the forehatch and the ship was again allowed 10 ru
All through Friday night the storm increased and
on Saturday morning il was blowing o hurricane. 20
shipped one heavy after another Inc WORK WHEN
a
was now undone: quantities OF water poured through
the fore hatch the tore hold In spite OF our euo
TO keep the hatch covered with sails Inc hea'y
washed several OF the hands down into the ho'u
Worst OF all, found that the ship was settinB
down by the head and the water was gaming rap'ay
in the engine AT o CLOCK III tue lhoin4"h NV
fires were out -,
The fires we're our Only hope and all our energies
we're now directed to save and rekinde them. move
the ship TO under the mainstaysail and mantry san
and ali hands were put to work balng and trying to
get the donkey fire going. In the after noon the
seather moderated bat the ship still rolled heaVS
and the water smashing back and forth In the stoke
hole made our hope of getting the fires under way at.
Sunday the weary task OF bailing went on oh ouu,
dag the weather was fine and the carpenter fasteheh
down securely the fore hatch, which had been ine
cause of so mech ~ trouble On Sunday morning
we sighted steamer, but our slghhS LOT =,
brought no response. All attempts to get the nam
fires going were vain. As a last resource we cur u
hole in the bukheaG Ia let the water flow from the
enpine.room into the after hold. This also falling, we
began to throw over the cargo -.
All Sunday afternoon and Monday morning we hePt
tightening the ship, hut Tor all could do, the wafer
still increased On Tuesday there were eight fect oil
water; on Wednesday il had increased to fourteen
feet Then we got he boats ready and prOvlslohed
them At IL o'clock Wednesday morning the
crew asked to have the boats put out pressed them
to stand by the ship with me, but they refused Ihey
were afraid that tho steamer would founder before
nightall. / Yielded when there was nothing else 10
do and we all took to the boats. We lay by the hhP
during Wednesday night, while the Egypt settled
more and more rapidly. At daylight we sighted n
ship 1t was the Hannah Blanchard. We sent up
rockets for assistance; they were seen, aud ny noon
all hands were safe aboard the bark. Soon aiterwatu
the Egypt go down She ionmdereu III alit"''
IS longitude %. The lost all their effects.
have TO IhaIk Captain Atkins OF the Blauchard ana
his men for the kindness they showed Us while We
were aboard their vessel